The Villagers played some very controlled football on a heavy pitch. Hednesford were forced to play long balls as Ferriby's midfield closed down the home side's attacks time after time. Ferriby's defence dealt well with repeated high balls launched in to the box.

Strikers Anthony Wilson and Ryan Kendall proved a handful all afternoon as they hassled the defenders who often had to resort to playing the ball back towards their own goal.

Ferriby got off to a bright and positive start. Wilson went close after just two minutes when he burst through the back line only to his lob over keeper Dan Crane went narrowly wide.

The Villagers took the lead after eight minutes. A move down the right saw Danny Clarke release Wilson and his low cross was met at the far post by Kendall who scored from close range.

The rest of the first-half was an open contest but clear chances were few and far between.

Hednesford had their moments. Neil Harvey saw his header land on top of the bar although Ferriby keeper Adam Nicklin had it covered. Nathan Woolfe saw a shot deflected for a corner the Francino Francis saw a header go over.

Ferriby opened the second-half in similar fashion to the first-half. Chris Bolder had an 18-yard drive blocked as Ferriby pressed from the start.

The deserved second goal came after 52 minutes. Ryan Williams' deep cross to the far post saw Williams rise unchallenged to head firmly home.

Ferriby seemed to be in control but allowed Hednesford back into the game when Havey scored following a mix-up between Nicklin and Gregg Anderson.

This lifted Hednesford but they were still hard-pressed to create any real chances as Ferriby dominated the midfield battle. Hednesford reallonly had rwo opportunities. it needed a brilliant one-handed save from Nicklin to prevent Woolfe equalising. Skipper Paul Foot then headed a goal-bound shot over the bar

The third goal came after 79 minutes. Wilson was played-in down her right and he outpaced Francis before cutting-in and fired a low angled shot in to the far corner.

This should have killed-off the game but Hednesford were given some hope in the 87th minute when Elliott Durrell scored from the spot following Chris Bolder's challenge on Aaron Rey.

Hednesford threw everything at Ferriby in the closing minutes but The Villagers' defence held firm.

The nine point lead now puts Ferriby back in control of their own fate. One thing is for certain, Manager Billy Heath will not allow his team to become complacent. He commented, "This was a superb performance. They were probably fortunate to actually score twice. We are back in control of our own fate. However, there are no easy games in this division and the closing weeks are certain to have their twists and turns. We need to focus on our own games and performances and not worry about what other teams are doing."